Can-filling machine.



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CAN FILLING MACHINE.

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ATTORNEY NiTED STATES .PATENT Erice.

CAN-FILLING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 671,392, dated April2, 190] Application ined Api-n 21, 1900. serai No. 13,785. (No man.)

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Be it known that I, JOHN REITTER BROWN, a citizen of the Dominion ofCanada, residing at Vancouver, in the Province ot' British Columbia,Canada, have invented a new and useful Can-Filling Machine, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in machines for iilling raw ish orother like material into cans; and its objects are, first, to press thefish into cylindrical form, with the skins on the outside, of a size toenter the cans to be filled and to move such cylindrical bodies of fishdownward at regular intervals into each chamber in a revolving cylinderbeneath the forming-tube; second, to cause reciprocating knives to moveforward, cutting o the sh while the revolver is at rest and then movingthe revolver, so that another chamber therein is brought beneath theformingtnbe, while the knives are pressed forward, acting as a bottomfor same, and, third, to move a can beneath the filled chamber in therevolver, press it up with its open mouth in close proximity to thesame, and then press the tsh down into the can, lower same, and withdrawthe plunger and remove the filled can. While the revolver is at restand` this latter operation is being performed, another downward movementof the fish is taking place and the knives are opened and closed, sothat another charge is ready in one of the chambers in the revolver forthe next can.

A further object is to cut oft each section of fish of a length a littleless than the depth of the cans, so that any bony substance in the fishwill not prevent the plunger setting the upper surface of the fish belowthe upperrim of the can in order that the cover will go on,

properly, and also to provide for the escapement of air from the can asthe fish is pushed therein.

Other advantages will be seen when this specification and the appendedclaims are fully understood.

l attain the above objects by the mechanism illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a side sectional elevationof my machine, taken on the line d d in Fig. Fig. 1fL is a diagramshowing the relative positions ot' the driving-crank during certainoperations of the other members of the machine. Fig. 2 is a plan of themachine. Fig. 3 is a detail of the` knifeactuating mechanism, showingalso the lever of the same gear which moves the lock-bolt and can-lift.Fig. 1 is an enlarged sectional detail of the mechanism Which grips thefish or other material being filled into cans and moves it downward atintervals as each chamber is brought beneath the same. Fig. 5 is across-section through the grip and formingwheel, taken onthe line a a inFig. 4. Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail of the mechanism by which thecan-feed lever is actuated; and Fig. 7 is another view of the same,showing the said lever in plan. Fig. S is an enlarged detail plan of oneof the can-guards located on the revolver, one of which is arrangedbelow each chamber 35a therein. Fig. 9 is a verticalsection through oneof the chambers in the revolver, showing the plunger above and thecan-lift and lockingboit for the revolver beneath. This figure is on theline b b in Fig. 8. Fig. 10 is an enlarged detail ot' the pawl mechanismfor rotating the revolver. Fig. 11 is an enlarged plan section of thespout 14 on the line e c in Fig. 3, showing the arrangement of theknives; and Fig. 12 is a section of the said spout and one of thechambers 35ia in the revolver, taken on line c c in the last gure.

Similar characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The table 10 and 10a, with its legs 1l, constitutes the framework of themachine, the

portion of the table l0 being at a plane above the portion l0a for areason to be seen presently.

Suitably journaled in bearings on standards 12, which are secured to thetable 10, is a Huted forming-wheel 13.

Arranged on the inner side of the forming- Wheel 13 in a verticalposition and tangent to such Wheel is a spout La, which is bolted to thetable 10, and its upper end is stayed by rods 15, connecting it with theouter sides of the standards 12. Continuing upward from the spout 14,but with its lower end in the mouth thereof, is a segment of a spout 16,which continues for a distance around the wheel 13, forming acontinuation of the fixed tube 14. This segment of tube 16 is fixed toand supported on arms 17, which radiate from and are loosely pivoted onthe axle of the wheel 13 and are counterbalanced by weights 18, arrangedou the continued projecting ends thereof, as 17a. (See Fig. 1.) Asbetter shown in Figs. 4 and 5, this segment of a spout 16 is susceptibleof being moved for a distance around in a downward direction, the lowerend moving in the fixed spout 14; but before such downward movementtakes place the spout formed by the segment 16 and the fluted wheel 13is contracted to securely grip the fish or other material, and when thedownward stroke takes place the grip is released. This novel andingenious action is attained by the construction and operation of thefollowing mechanism: rlhe contractible portion or grip of the segment16, as 19, is provided with fixed studs 20, arranged at a suitabledistance apart. These studs 20 pass through apertures in the outer shellof the portion 16, and near their outer ends are secured collars 21,having on their inner sides racks 21, which mesh with toothed wheels 22and 23,

mounted on pins 24 and 25, respectively,

which pins are fixed through oppositely-projecting lips 16a on thesegment 16. Integral with and projecting upward from the Wheel 23 is alever 26, and communicating between this lever and a pin 27 on the crank29 is a rod 28. The said crank 29 is securely fixed to the end of ashaft 30. Continuous movement is imparted to the shaft 30 by a belt 32,taking around a pulley 33, fixed thereon. As the shaft 30 is rotated andthe rod 28 moved back and forth the lever 26 will, by reason of thetoothed wheels 22 and 23 engaging each other, cause the grip 19 to moveinand out just before a downward stroke and immediately after the samewill cause the segment 16 to reach forward and draw the materialdownward, and with each movement the wheel 13 is carried around thedistance of the stroke taken by the segment 16, which practically formsa contractible moving curved forming-spout coinciding with the alinementof the tangentially placed fixed spout 14. (See Figs. 1 and 2.)

When it is understood that a fresh-fish and material of that class isextremely slippery, the advantages of a mechanism such as I have justdescribed Will be appreciated, and to further insure that the materialwill be pulled down at each stroke I provide teeth 19ad on the grip,which take a firm hold as each downward movement is produced. I

Arranged to turn on a vertically-placed spindle 34, -which is rigidlyfixed on the table 10, is a revolver 35, having chambers 35a therein atregular intervals, arranged in a concentric circle a suitable distancefrom its outer periphery. As this revolver 35 is moved around upon itsspindle the chambers 35 are each brought in alinement beneath the lowerend of the fixed spout 14, and this movement is perforlned at regularintervals by an arm 36, pivoted to the depending end of a bellcranklever 36a, pivoted to a lug 10b on the table 10a, and the opposite endof the lever 36a is connected to a lug 16b on the segment 16 bya rod36".

At each downward movement of the iiuted segment 16 the arm 36 is movedforward, in the end of which is a swiveled pawl 37, which slides forwardand engages notches 38 in a groove 39 on the under side of the revolver35, which groove is placed concentric to the axis of the revolver.

For each rotation of the shaft 30 the segment of the tube 16 is pushedup and pulled down, and the revolver 35 is moved a distance tocorrespond with the distance between each of the chambers 35I therein,and the rest position brings each chamber beneath the spout 14. It isnow necessary to lock the revolver in such position while a furtheroperation takes place, the-mechanism for the same being subject to othermovements, which will be described presently.

Suitably supported in bearings 10c beneath the table 10 and placedparallel to each other and at right angles to the shaft 30 and passingon opposite sides and equidistant from and below the spindle 34 arerock-shafts 40 and 41. (See Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 9.) Secured to the outerend of the shaft 40, beneath the shaft 30, is a lever 42, having on itsend an antifriction-roller 43, taking in a groove in a cam-wheel 44,which is fixed on the shaft 30, and the rock-shaft 40 communicates move-TOO ment to the rock-shaft 41 by segmental gears A 45 and 46, engagingeach other and securely fulcrumed on the inner ends of the s hafts 40and 41, respectively. The outer extending ends of these segmental gearsterminare in levers 47, which are connected by links 48 to toggles 49,the outer links of which are pivoted to laterally-extended portions ofthe table 10, and the inner links are pivoted to brackets 50, integralwith knives 51, designed to slide between the lower end of the spout 14and the chambers 35fL in the revolver 35. (See Figs. 3, 11, and 12.)These knives 51 are composed of flat steel blades having their edges ofV-shaped form and bevel-sharpened from above and below in shear fashion,and they are held from lateral movement by depending portions of thespout 14, as 14 and 14", the portion 14b being secured to the table 10.

Beneath the web carrying the chambers 35L in the revolver 35 is a web35h, having thereon, directly beneath such chambers, bosses withapertures therein, in each of which is carried a spindle 52, integralwith a can-supporting disk 52a, and this spindle 52 is prevented fromturning by a pin 53, passing through a flattened portion on one side ofthe spindle and an aperture in the boss of the web 35D, which allows thesame to be raised and lowered, the object of which will be seenpresently. A recess 35C is provided on the lower outer side of each ofthe said bosses, designed to receive a slidable bolt 54, which ismounted IIC 55, designed to engage a recess in the bolt 5% This as theshaft L11 is rocked back and forth "1 pushes the bolt 54 in and out ofthe recessl 35c in the outer side of the boss iu the web 35h, and byreason of the upper side of the said bolt being beveled off tocorrespond with a bevel on the end of the spindle 52 said spindles willbe pushed up and allowed to lower with each inward and outward movementof the bolt, respectively.

From the foregoing it is obvious that for each revolution of the shaft30, and consequently the cam 44E, the shafts 40 and 41 will be rockedoutwardly, which will drive the knives 51 forward and cut off thematerial that has been forced into one of the chambers 35a by thedownward movement of the segment 16, before mentioned, and while theknives are thus pressed forward, forming a temporary bottom for thespout 14, the segment 16 is being moved up for a second bite of materialand the rod 36 is pulled forward, drawing the revolver around andplacing an* other chamber beneath the spout, said rocking movement ofthe shaft 41 having withdrawn the locking-bolt 54E, and thus allowingthe filled chamber 35a to be moved thereover.

As better shown by dotted lines in Fig. 11 and in section in Figs. 9 and12, the lower openings of the chambers SirL are stopped by a plate,secured to a depending portion of the plate 10, while they rest beneaththe spout 14; but at the next point of rest, asin Fig. 11, an aperture56a is'provided for the introduction of the material to the can A, whileit is held up therein by the bolt 5ft.

Snitably arranged to move vertically through a boss 57, directly overthe upper surface of the revolver and in vertical alinement with theopening 56a and secured to the table 10 by a bracket 57, is a stem 58,having thereon a plunger 59, designed to transfer or force the fish orother material from each chamber 35iL to a can held in the opening 56a,(see Fig. 9,) and communicating between an arm 60, integral with themovable segment- 16 and the stem 58, is a rod 61, which at each downwardstroke of the segment 16, carrying the grip, the material is forced fromthe chamber 35a, that has just been filled, and another chamber ischarged and cut oif, as before intima-ted.

To better provide for the escapement of air when the iish is pushedtherein by the plunger 59, vertical ribs 35d are arranged around thechamber, leaving artificial grooves inthe material pushed into the can,through which the air may pass without blowing the material out andnecessarily causing a slower movement of the plunger. The peripheries ofthe said plunger are provided with grooves 59 for the reception of theribs 35d, and to allow the air to flow to the under side of the plunger59 above the material andfavoid the danger of said material being suckedup again on the withdrawal of said plunger I provide an annular groovearound the lower surface of the plunger, which is commuiiicated with nfrom the upper surface by apertures 591.

' Secured to the hub of the revolver,between the web having the chambers35a therein and the web 35h, are arms crean-guards 62, which encirclethe inner periphery of a can, and on the opposite projecting sides ofthese canguards are resilient springs 66, designed to hold a can in itsproper position while being carried around and filled. Each can-guard ofcourse supports a can with its bottom resting on a disk 52a. (See Fig.6.)

65 indicates an arm mounted on a vertical rock shaft 66, which isjournaled in and passed through the table 10a. 'lhis arm consists of abar loosely mounted on said shaft 66, having a recess 65, in which thecans lie when being pressed forward, and a guardarm 65h, bent backward,forminga part of an are at an even radius from its point of pivot, whichprevents the cans from coming forward when in the position shown in Fig.2.

Secured to the depending end of the shaft 66 is a short lever 67, andthis has communication with a like lever 68 on the rock-shaft 41 by arod 69. (See Figs. 6 and 7.) Resiliency is imparted to the arm 65 bymeans of an arm 70, rigidly fixed to the upper end of said rock-shaft66, having a depending arm 70, lying against the arm 65, and acoil-spring '71, wound around said shaft and connecting the bosses ofthe said arms together. A co1- lar 72 is secured to the rock-shaft 66beneath the boss of the arm 65, and this rests on the table 10a, andthus provides a suitable sup'- port for the said feeding device.

From the foregoing it is shown that as the shafts 40 and 41 rockinwardly the arm 65 will move out and allow another can to take itsplace in the recess 65 and then moves forward,pushing the can betweenthe springs 63 in the guard 62, when the revolver moves to a secondposition. While the arm 65 is drawn back for the reception of anothercan, as just described, such can is prevented from being carried beyondthe recess 65a by a stop 73, secured on the table and passed over thefeeding-band. (See Fig. 2.)

In the practical operation of my invent-ion when iish is being filledinto cans the same is cut in strips and placed in a convenient chute 74,with their skins outward, above the iluted wheel 13, whence it slidesinto the curved spout formed. by said wheel and the grip 19 in themovable segment 16. The cans A are placed upon the band 75, from whichthe cans pass to the supporting devices, as shown in Fig. 2; but thesaid cans do not immediately pass under the spout 14. The said band 75moves over the table 10a in the direction of the arrow, and the machineis set in motion by the means before described. At each revolution ofthe shaft 30 the seglOO IOS

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ment 16, carrying the grip, will move up and down, carrying an amount ofmaterial downward into the spout 14 in proportion to the length of thelever 26 and the crank 29. While such downstroke takes place, therevolver is at rest, locked with a chamber 35a beneath the spout 14 andanother chamber beneath the plunger 59. This charges another chamber andpushes the charge in the chamber under the plunger into a can beneath.Then while the plunger is down the knives close by the action of the camon the levers 47 ,cutting off the material. The locking-bolt withdraws,the filled can drops, and the canfeed arm withdraws to receive anothercan. The grip and compressor now ascend, and the pawl 37 on the end ofthe arm 36 moves the revolver to another position. Before such movementof the revolver takes place, however, the plunger has withdrawn from thechamber 35. The knives are now withdrawn, the bolt 54 locks therevolverand elevates another can to be filled, and a can is movedforward into one of the guards 62 by the arm 65, and the filled can istransferred back to the band 75 by a fixed guide 76, secured on thetable and extending over the band 75 to the inner side of the track ofthe cans while in the revolver. (See Figs. 2 and 9.)

The foregoing relative movements take place when the crank 29 on theshaft 30 is moving in the following positions, (shown in Fig. 1a As thecrank moves between the points ct and b the knives close and cut olf thematerial, the boltJ 54 withdraws, the can drops, and the can-feeding armmoves back to dotted position (shown in Fig. 2) to receive another can.As the next approximate quarter of a circle is covered (b to c) thesegment 16, carrying grip 19, ascends, the plunger ascends, and therevolver is turned by the pawl 37 on the arm 36. During the movementfrom c to d the knives withdraw by the inward turn of the shafts 40 and41, actuated by the cam 44, the bolt 54 locks the revolver, and the canlifts, and a can is pushed into place between the springs 63 in theguard 62, and during the movement of crank from d to a the segment 16and plunger 59 descend, and the pawl 37 is pushed forward to engageanother notch in the revolver.

By reason of a slot 26a in the end of the lever 26 the rod 28, thatoperates the segment 16, may be set at the desired distance from suchsegment to give it the necessary movementy up and down, and therebyregulate the amount of material fed to the spout 14 at each downwardstroke,according to the depth of can being filled or the class ofmaterial being handled.

It is manifest to the student of this specifcation that as the fish ismoved downward by the grip 19 it will be introduced into each of thechambers 35 in cylindrical form with the skin outward, cut off by theknives, and introduced to the cans in this form in a clean arnese andworkmanlike manner, and, considering the many functions the machine isrequired to perform to attain the desired result, the mechanism iscomparatively simple and is well designed to perform the work for whichit isconstructed.

Although I have in most respects detailed the particular construction ofmy invention, I do not wish to be understood as confining myself to-such details, as modifications may be made in the hands of themanufacturer without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to beprotected in by Letters Patent, is l Y 1. In a can-filling machine, afluted wheel mounted on journals in a suitable frame; a spout 14 fixedvertically and tangent to the flute of said wheel; a tinted curvedsegment 16 having its lower reduced end in the upper mouth of thetube 14designed to move in a circle in close proximity with the periphery ofthe said wheel; a grip 19 having teeth thereon within the segment; studson such grip passing through the segment 16; collars having teeth on theinner sides thereof fixed to the studs; toothed wheels 22 and 23 mountedon pins in ythe segment 16 engaging the teeth in the collars, and alever 26 integral with the wheel 23, and means for moving said lever upand down.

2. A tinted wheel 13 mounted on a suitable frame; a segment of a curvedflute 16 pivoted by arms 17 on the axle of the wheel, and forming, withthe iiute of the wheel, a curved spout; a fixed spout 14 communicatingwith the spout formed by the wheel 13 and the segment'16; a grip withinthe segment 16, and a lever 26 by which the same is operated, and thesegment together with wheel 13 is moved in a downward direction and thesegment returned upward, in combination with a revolver 35 havingchambers 35a therein arranged to turn on a vertical spindle, means forbringing the chambers to rest position directly beneath the fixed spout14, knives 51 of V-shaped form arranged to reciprocate between the spout14 and the chamber 35 when at rest beneath the said spout, substantiallyfor the purposes set forth.

3. In a machine of the class described, a fiuted wheel 13 mounted onsuitable bearings; a fluted segment 16 secured to radial arms pivoted tothe axle of the wheel 13, forming, with the flute of the wheel, a movingcurved spout, and said segment being arranged to move the wheel forwardfor each downward mo vement thereof; a grip having teeth thereon withinthe segment 16 for taking a firm hold of the material, and a fixed spout14 placed tangent with the flute of the wheel 13 and made to receive thelower end of the segment 16, substantially for the purposes specied.

4. In a machine for filling fish or other like material into cans,having a fluted wheel loo IIO

mounted in suitable bearings and a movable luted segment forming, withthe wheel c, a movable curved forming-spout; a lined spout 14 connectingwith the curved spout, and means for moving the curved spout downward atregularintervals, in combination with a revolver having chambers 35"ldesigned to pass beneath the fixed spout; V-shaped knives designed tomove on a horizontal plane between the spout 14 and a chamber iu therevolver; vertical movable cansupporting disks 52L carried bytherevolver beneath the chambers therein, and can-guards 62 having springs63 thereon between such disks and the chambers; of an arm 65 arranged toswing over a traveling band on the outer side of the revolver, designedto move a can into each of the guards 62; a swivel-pawl 37 on an arm 36beneath the revolver designed to move it forward the distance betweenthe chambers; a plunger over the rest position of one of the chambers inthe revolver, which plunger is moved by the movement of the curvedspout, a locking-bolt 54 beneath the revolver for holding same at restwhile the curved spout moves down, the plunger moves down and until theknives are forced together, substantially as specified.

5. In combination with a iiuted wheel 13 mounted to turn in suitablebearings, and a movable tinted segment 16 forming with the wheel, acurved spout which connects with a iixed spout 14, a revolver 35arranged to turn on a vertically-placed spindle 34, fixed to a table 10,with its upper surface below the lower end of the spout 14, chambers 35aat regular intervals in the upper surface of the revolver, andcan-supporting disks beneath the chambers, V-shaped knives made to passbetween the spout and the uppersurface of the revolver, a plunger 59poised over the track of the chambers at a distance from the spout 14 tocorrespond with the dist-ance between the chambers 35a in the revolver,a bell-crank 36"l pivoted on the said table, a rod 36b connecting theupper lever of the bell-crank with the movable segment'16, a pawl 37connected with the lower lever of the said bell-crank, by an arm 36,said pawl contacting with notches in a groove in the lower end of therevolver and concentric therewith, rock-shafts 40 and 41 mounted beneaththe table, a lever 42 secured to the forward end of the shaft 40 havingits end in a groove in a cam 44 secured on a rotary shaft 30 mounted insuitable bearingsabove the table and at right angles to the shafts 40and 41, segmental gears 45 and 46 engaging each other on the shafts 40and 41, levers on the ends of such segmental gears, which open and closethe-knives when the shafts rock back and forth, a short lever on theshaft 41, a slidable locking-bolt 54 engaging the end of said leverwhich locks the revolver 35 and elevates a can while at rest, and whilethe material is being pushed into a chamber 35 and a can A, and releasessaid revolver and lowers a can prior to another forward movement of therod 36 caused by the upward movement of the segment 16, substantially asand for the purposes set forth.

6. A revolver 35 mounted on a vertical spindie 34 fixed to a table 10a,chambers 35:t at regular intervals in the upper end of said revolver, aspout 14 of a diameter to correspond with the size of said chambers, aplungerlarranged above the path of the chambers a distance from thespout 14 to correspond with the distance between the chambers in therevolver, a fixed plate 56 beneath the spout 14 and the plunger at aplane below and in proximity to the chambers in the revolver, such plateextending around to beneath the plunger and designed to act as a bottomfor the chambers at this point and a downwardly-flared opening 56u inthe said plate in perpendicular alinement with the plunger, verticalmovable disks 52a beneath the chambers and guards arranged between suchdisks and the chambers, means for moving the revolver so that itschambers are brought to rest beneath the spout 14 and the plunger, andfor locking it there, and for forcing the material held in the spout 14into the chamber beneath the same and for transferring the material fromthe chamber beneath the plunger to a can, and for cutting 0H thematerial that has been forced from the spout 14, substantially as setforth.

7. A revolver 35 arranged to turn over a table 10, having chambers inthe upper end thereof, a fixed spout over the revolver, the chambers ofsuch revolver being susceptible of being brought in alinement with thespout, V-shaped knives designed to reciprocate between the spout and thechambers in the revolver; rock-shafts 40 and 41 beneath the table 10a;levers on said shafts; links connecting between the levers and togglesto which the knives are fixed; a slidable lockingbolt 54 above and atright angles to the shaft 41; alever 55 on the shaft 4i engaging theinner end of the locking-bolt, and means for rocking the shafts to andfrom each other, whereby, by the outward movement of such shafts theknives close over the chamber at rest beneath the spout 14, forming atempo-V rary bottom therefor and withdrawing the locking-bolt 54,substantially as specified.

8. In combination, a grooved wheel 13 mounted on suitable bearings, afluted segment 16 made to lie over the iiute of said wheel, forming withthe iiute of the wheel a curved spout, a grip within such spout,a fixedspout arranged vertically tangent to the dute of the Wheel, andreceiving the lower end of the liuted segment, a revolver beneath thefixed spout, a pawl-arm 36 beneath the revolver connecting with abell-crank 36a, a shaft 3() mounted in bearings on a suitable table, acrank 29 on the end of such shaft, rod-an d-lever communications withthe fl uted segment 16 and a rod 36b connecting the upper end of thebell-crank to the said segment 16, whereby the grip within the segment16 IOO IIO

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is opened and closed and the segment is drawn up and down as the shaft30 is turned and the revolver is moved around at regular intervals, andmeans for locking such revolver with a chamber beneath the spout 14,substantially as specified.

9. In a can-filling machine, a revolver having chambers therein and cansupporting disks 52a therebeneath and guards 62 between the chambers andthe said disks; a pawl 37 on an arm 36 designed to slide in a groovebeneath the revolver for turning same a specified distance; a slidablebolt 54 arranged to move beneath the stem of each can-supporting diskand to elevate the same, and a lever 55 fixed on a rock-shaft 41engaging the forward end of the slidable bolt, substantially as and forthe purposes specified.

10. In combination with a revolver 35 having fish-receiving chamberstherein, and cansupporting disks beneath the chambers, a spout 14 fixedover the path of the chambers in the revolver'and a contractible,movable, curved spout connecting with the spout 14, reciprocating knivesbetween the spout 14 and the chambers in the revolver, which form, whenthe fish is out off, a temporary bottom for the spout, and a platerigidly fixed at this point in proximity beneath the chambers forming abottom for such chambers at this point between where the fish is placedin the chamber and introduced to the can, substantially as set forth.

11. In a can-filling machine, a revolver 35 arranged to turn on asuitable table; chambers in such revolver and can -supporting disksbeneath the chambers, a stem having a beveled end depending from each ofthe disks and passing through an aperture in a boss in the lower end webof the revolver; means for preventing the disk from being turned; arecess on each of the lower outer sides of the designed to be moved intothe recess in each of the bosses through which the stems pass,

y, locking the revolver and lifting the can, and

a vertical, movable plunger 59 above the chamber brought to rest abovethe lockingbolt, substantially as specified.

l2. In a machine for filling fish or other like material into cans, afluted wheel 13 suitably mounted in bearings on a table 10; a flutedsegment 16 mounted on arms pivoted on each side of the wheel, saidfluted wheel, with the fluted segment, forming a grip for securelyseizing and moving a column of fish forward into a spout 14 atintervals; a shaft 30 mounted in suitable bearings ona table 10a at theopposite side of the machine from the Wheel 13; a crank 29 on saidshaft; a rod 28 connecting a lever 26 fixed to the said grip and withthe said crank, and means for turning the shaft 30, substantially as andfor the purposes set forth.

13. A shaft 30 mounted in bearings fixed on a table 10; a grooved cam 44secured on said shaft, shafts 40 and 41 mounted in suitable bearingsbeneath the said table and at right angles to the shaft 30; a lever 42fixed on the shaft 40 having an antifriction-roller on the end thereofengaging the slot in ,the cam 44; segmental gears 45 and 46 meshingwitheach other and secured on the opposite ends of the shafts 40 and 41,in combination with reciprocating knives 51 designed to slide between afixed spout and a movable chamber, and toggles, links and leverscommunicating between the said knives and the segmental gears, and meansfor rotating the shaft 30, substantially for the purposes specified.

14. In combination with a fiuted wheel 13 and a fixed spout 14 placedtangent thereto; a movable segment 16 having its lower end within thespout 14 and mounted on arms 17 pivoted on the axle of the wheel 13 andradiating therefrom, a grip 19 having teeth thereon within the segment.1.6, and forming, with the tinted wheel, a continuation of the spout14, means for causing the grip 19 to contract and expand the said spout,consisting of studs 20 on said grip passing through apertures in thesegment 16, toothed collars fixed to the studs outside the segment 16,pinions 22 and 23 engaging each other and engaging the teeth on thecollars, said pinions being mounted on pins 24 and 25, a lever 26integral with the wardly-curved portion 70Ct on the end of said armdesigned to lie against the arm 65, anda spiral spring coiled around theshaft 66V be- IOO tween said arms and fastened to the bosses thereof, incombination with a lever 67 secured to the shaft 66 beneath the table10a and a rod 69 connecting between the lever 67 and a like lever 63fixed on a horizontal rockshaft 41, substantially for the purposesspecified.

16. In combination with a band 75 designed to convey cans over a table10a, an arm 65 mounted on a vertical shaft 66 suitably journaled in saidtable, a revolver 35 having cansupporting disks thereon at regularintervals around its lower side, a pawl mechanism beneath the revolverfor moving same around a distance to correspond with the distancebetween the can-supporting disks, a lockingbolt for holding the revolverat rest with a disk opposite a recess 65 in the arm, and means formoving the arm forward while the revolver is at rest, and abackward-bent portion 65b on the end of said arm, substantially as andfor the purposes specified.

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